Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Stan Cronk, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

. Page 14.619.2Gustafson, McCaul, and Soboyejo conducted a survey of 280 alumni during the academic year2000-2001. Asked how their undergraduate experiences could have better prepared them fortheir professional careers, their top four responses included5: ≠ Changes in the content of engineering courses, including the use of current technology and software, more industry interactions, and real-world context; ≠ More involvement in professional organizations; ≠ An increased use of trade/professional publications within the curriculum; and ≠ Increased focus on professional skills, including ethics, teamwork, and communication.Several have reported the need to teach and encourage students to use library resources such astrade

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Beverly Jaeger and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University's

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First-Year Programs

Page 11.157.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Active Teaching, Active Learning: Infusing the Design Process in a First-Year CourseAbstractThe overall goals of most first-year engineering design courses are to introduce students to theengineering design process through hands-on learning activities, to familiarize them with thevarious disciplines in engineering, and to inspire and instill an appreciation for the engineeringprofession, its ethics, and practices –all with the hopes of improved retention. At NortheasternUniversity, our team of instructors has developed a set of classroom activities that illustrate eachstep of the engineering design process though exercises which dynamically

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qudsia Tahmina, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

-requisites, it is expected to be the first semester courseand Fundamentals of Engineering II the second semester course for a regular (on-schedule)freshman. Some students coming in with lower mathematics background start with engineeringcurriculum in the spring semester (off-schedule) instead of autumn. Also, some transfer studentsend up taking the Fundamentals of Engineering I in their spring semester. The first semestercourse introduces topics such as problem solving, engineering design process, technicalcommunication, ethics in engineering, teamwork and engineering tools that aid in criticalthinking, planning and data analysis. Three major components of this course are: Data analysis inExcel, Programming in MATLAB and Design Project. Because of

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Fraley, Michigan Technological University; A. J. Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

engineer- ing ethics, spatial visualization, and educational methods. She is an active member in the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE and is currently serving as the Associate Editor of the Engineering Design Graphics Journal.Ms. Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University Ms. Kemppainen is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals. Her research interests include the improvement of STEM education, ethics, and online/blended learning methods.Dr. Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University Gretchen Hein is a Senior Lecturer in Michigan Tech’s Department of Engineering Fundamentals. Since 1998, she has been working on first-year engineering courses and program development

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Cairncross, University of Portland; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland; Zulema Naegele, University of Portland; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #11945Building a Summer Bridge Program to Increase Retention and AcademicSuccess for First-Year Engineering StudentsCaitlin Cairncross, University of Portland Caitlin is the STEP Academic Success Counselor for the Shiley School of Engineering. Her professional interests include retention, strengths-based advising, self-authorship, and inclusivity and access for un- derrepresented students.Dr. Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland SHARON A. JONES is Dean of the Shiley School of Engineering at the University of Portland. Her research focuses on ethics and sustainability in terms of civil infrastructure

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division - Visualization and Mathematics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt P.E., Lafayette College; Mary Roth P.E., Lafayette College

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First-Year Programs, Mathematics

module descriptions.Table 1. Course ModulesModule Title Department Learning OutcomesPowering the Chemical and • Demonstrate the use of the engineering design process as it relates toWorld: Engineering Biomolecular energy technologies,Design & Energy Engineering • Discuss the need for innovative solutions to the global energy challenge,(Instructor 1) • Analyze the trade-offs between economic and regulatory constraints as well as societal and ethical considerations for energy production, and • Communicate technical ideas about energy production to a general

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Major Choice

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Stacie Edington, University of Michigan; Michael Dailey, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

engineering college? 3. What aspects of the student experience do students identify as causing or relating to those feelings?BackgroundFeelings and AffectThe term affect can refer to several aspects of a student experience that relate to feeling oremotion, as opposed to cognition or behavior. A student’s affect has the capability to greatlyimpact their school experience: it has also been found that a positive affect correlates to highersuccess in school [1]. A student’s emotions can impact their cognitive functioning [2], theiremotional intelligence and abilities to work with other students [3] and can affect ethical decisionmaking [4]. However, beyond considering how affect impacts other elements of a studentexperience, it is also important

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

graduates in the new world of work. This includes a greateremphasis to be placed on design-based courses, moving engineering away from its traditionalcomposition based on core scientific knowledge (such as that of physics, chemistry andmathematics) towards a more holistic curriculum that is representative of the true nature ofengineering design. This concern has also been voiced by industry employers, who wantengineers with better skills in teamwork, communication, social awareness, and ethics. This hasled to significant changes in accreditation requirements towards a greater importance onoutcomes based Engineering Criteria 2000.3 Page 15.589.4The

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Jonathan Howard Spindel, James Madison University; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

engineering design courses, students not only learn engineeringdesign tools and methods but also learn about creativity, sustainability, business, ethics, values,engineering science, math, and manufacturing. It is during this engineering design sequencewhere students are provided with a hands-on environment to apply the theory learned in othercourses.For much of the engineering curriculum in our program, instruction is based on a three-dimensional problem based learning model designed to promote diverse cognitive experiences.The PBL pedagogy is based on the premise that problem-based learning experiences can betailored in each of the three dimensions—structuredness, complexity, and group structure—tomeet different learning outcomes. Each of these

Conference Session

FPD 5: Transitions and Student Success, Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Timothy J Hinds, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

Engineering Residential Experience,the College was exploring how better to integrate first-year students into engineering-specificcoursework and shorten the gap between matriculation and the students’ first experience withengineering. In 2006, we began development of two new courses based on themes essential tostudents across engineering: design, engineering modeling, oral and written technicalcommunication, teamwork, creativity, and ethics and professionalism, all of which are alsooutcomes designated by ABET Engineering Criteria2. We have described the development andlarge-scale implementation of these courses previously3, dubbing them our CornerstoneEngineering courses. In rechristening the Cornerstone Engineering and Engineering

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Ph.D., University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cory Carr

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First-Year Programs

classes from roommates and neighbors/study groups; Better understanding of course material D: Accessibility of tutor Tutors; Easy access to tutors E: Building Facilities Live in new hall; Better studying areas F: LLC Programming Guest lectures; Field trips G: Promotion of study habits and Surrounded by people with similar work habits/ethics; work ethic Promoting study habits Table 3: Codes for Text Responses to Question 2 “What do you perceive to be the drawbacks of participation in the Engineering LLC?” Type Response Examples A: Social group

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Melissa Roberts, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

instructors of the course. The designsequences developed were: Biomechanics (graduate student), Wind Energy (upper-levelundergraduates as part of their Enterprise experience and under faculty guidance), andGeothermal Energy (first-year engineering faculty).The design sequences begin in ENG1001 where students design/construct a model of theirdesign. The designs are improved upon and analyzed further in ENG1100 and are integrated withother course topics (i.e.: sustainability, engineering ethics). This paper outlines the variousprojects and the activities developed. It will describe the challenges and advantages each groupencountered throughout the development process.IntroductionFirst-year engineering students enter programs with varying abilities and

Conference Session

FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Roesch Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Engineering Professional Development

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First-Year Programs

sustainability, clean water,alternative energy including nuclear energy, web based learning, and medical technologies. Inaddition, as part of the first-year common reading experience, both composition classes readsections from The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Skloot (10) that focused on the ethics ofownership in human tissue research. This attempt to explore common problems discussed inother science classes, as well the first-year common reading, helped to create a sense of a sharedintellectual community, which is another means in the creation of a transformative class.The CurriculumEngel’s transformative prescription asks for more than “covering’ the topics or teaching ageneralized concept of critical thinking. Rather she identifies several

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Aamir Fidai, Texas A&M University; Samiha Momin; Asma Salim Maredia, Texas A&M University; Insha Ashirali Umatiya

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First-Year Programs

engineeringstudents. First-year engineering courses serve as an introduction for students to the concepts,ethics, and the eco-system of the field of engineering. These courses also help budding engineerssolidify their engineering identities. Recent years have seen a greater call for developingengineers who are able to diverse and ambiguous real-world problems [1]. This call for reformcomes from the industry as well as the call from the Accreditation Board for engineering andTechnology (ABET) [2]. Engineering students often go on to becoming committed professionalsbut also leaders in their communities. Therefore, it is extremely important to develop studentengineers who are able to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams [3]; take on short- andlong

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christi Boone, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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First-Year Programs

, so two lectures and two workshops wereheld each week. In moving to the summer 2007 offering, which spanned only six weeks, alecture and then a workshop were held each weekday, with a two-hour break between them. Afaculty member ran the lectures and workshops, but the workshops also had a teaching assistant:a graduate student in fall 2006 and an upper-class undergraduate in summer 2007. Thebreakdown of course content and delivery is presented in the Appendix (see Table A1, which is acompressed version of the summer course syllabus). The major content items for the courseinclude graphics, design, problem solving, graphing, computer programming, handling digitaldata, project management, communication, and ethics. In each offering of EngE2984, a

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida

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First-Year Programs

and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions. 4. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. 5. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. 6. An ability to recognize the ongoing need for additional knowledge and locate, evaluate, integrate, and apply this knowledge appropriately. 7. An ability to function effectively on teams that establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, and analyze risk and uncertainty.”Outcomes 2, 4, 7 pertain to

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, ethics, etc. throughout their four-year undergraduate program of study [9-10] orgraduate program of study [11].The course discussed here is different from the models just mentioned in that it encompasses allof the following characteristics: (a) targeted towards beginning engineering students; (b) stand-alone, college-wide course; (c) emphasizing both career development and job searching skillsnecessary to secure an internship or full-time employment; and (d) taught primarily by practicingengineers. The goal of this course is not only to teach students the tactics and tools necessary tosecure a job, as emphasized in the work of Sharp and Rowe [12], but also to introduce studentsvery early on to the types of skills that they should be developing

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Connor, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech; G. Loganathan, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

curriculum approach. The twentiethcentury psychologist, Jerome Bruner, proposed the concept of the spiral curriculum. Bruneradvocates that a curriculum as it develops should revisit the basic ideas repeatedly, building uponthem until the student has grasped the full formal apparatus that goes with them.5 In theproposed reformulation, a theme of sustainability has been selected to provide a contextualframework. The supporting principles of design, ethics, and a systems approach and cross-cutting skills of communication, teamwork, life-long learning, research experience, and labexperience will be woven throughout the curricula.In the spring of 2005 the department piloted a new model for student instruction in one of thefreshman year engineering

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; Jonathan P. Ruffley

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First-Year Programs

disciplines, as well as to teach themhow to use particular tools, employ some data techniques, and write technically.8 Content that iscommon between the two tracks include engineering graphics (both by hand and with a softwarepackage), MATLAB, design, and engineering ethics. They also address an array of professionalskills, including teamwork and oral reporting. The major additional content area for the honorsstudents is computer programming in C and C++. Further, with the additional contact time, thehonors students are able to engage in a more challenging and substantial design project.9 The honorsprogram reserves ten weeks at the end of the program almost exclusively for this project, while thestandard track integrates their design project with

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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First-Year Programs

to establish the relative strengths of the students such that they can harness them collectively to achieve the desired objectives of the project. • Social- Works well in a team environment. Is able to communicate his/her ideas effectively with others in his/her group. Understanding the fact that isolation or working on the entire project is not an option and to acquire the skills for integration and sharing of ideas even when the ideas are contentious • Cultural Sensitivity – Considers that the group is made up of people of diverse backgrounds, ethics and values that must be considered an influencing part of the group dynamic. A lack of cultural

Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy

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First-Year Programs

5 Intro to Material Science w/ Lab 5 6 MATLAB 15 7 Design Process Overview and Exercise 5 8 Research Skills; Critical Thinking; Engineering Ethics 5 Page 22.1299.2 9 Professional Writing; Documenting Formal Calculations 5 10 Course Design-Build Project 20Visualization-related elements are included in all topics except #6 and are estimated to totalabout one third of total course time. The textbook used for early basic drawing

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

fundamentals from all three courses will overlap, often concurrently. b. Re-inforce the importance of developing quality writing skills. c. Show how other subjects such as history, ethics, and musical improvisation may cross paths with or support engineering views and mindsets. d. Student product is a lesson design that includes exploring a concept across multiple disciplines. 4. Overview of first-year engineering core/foundation courses. a. Share ABET student learning outcomes and expound on expectations. b. Conduct a detailed explanation of common course topics for first-year courses to include expected prerequisite knowledge. c. Identify support resources

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jonathan Aurand P.E., Dunwoody College of Technology; David Andrew Adolfson, Dunwoody College of Technology

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First-Year Programs

sit through a lecture on basic circuits as a mechanicalengineer if you know that next week the topic will be forces and mechanical work. Similarly,visiting a potential employer site which employs many or all of the disciplines in the coursemakes it easier for students to envision how the skills they are developing will interface withthose of their peers in another discipline and how all the disciplines work together to developengineered solutions.One way that was simple to communicate which content “belongs” to a discipline was to usecolor codes on the schedule to show what activities/lessons apply to all disciplines(communications, ethics, engineering design process, etc.) and which are more specificallyfocused on a given discipline

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; M. Kevin Parfitt, Pennsylvania State University; Sez Atamturktur Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; Moses Ling P.E., Pennsylvania State University

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First-Year Programs

selection and regardless of which discipline theengineering student decides to major in, any College of Engineering student in AE 124 wouldbenefit from gaining an appreciation of the role buildings play in improving the human conditionand orienting them toward engineering for long-term positive societal benefit. The revitalization efforts focused around three basic groups or modules of materials. Thefirst is aligning the content and materials to support the university requirements of ethics,academic and personal success, and work habits while in college. The second focus is on helpingstudents develop the social support networks by connecting to faculty, to other students and withthe physical campus itself. The third is providing an

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Catalina Cortazar, P. Univ. Católica de Chile

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

✓ ✓ ✓ People with Down 1/2018 ✓ Ethical concerns ✓ Syndrome and ASD 2/2018 Sports ✓ ✓ ✓ Rescue teams (ambulance drivers, Ambulance drivers are 1/2019 ✓ ✓ fire fighters, Andean always very busy rescue team) 2/2019 Small living spaces ✓ ✓ ✓As shown in Table 2 in semester 1/2014 the course topic was Health. This topic was too broadwhich led to students becoming confused about what Health meant. They asked questions suchas: Is healthy eating, Health? Who can

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Demetris Geddis, Hampton University; Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; Herman W. Colquhoun Jr., IBM Canada Ltd.

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First-Year Programs

, iteration and learning. Success is measured by how wellwe fulfill our users’ needs – the user outcomes – not by features and functions. Functionally-,ethically- and otherwise diverse teams generate more ideas than homogeneous ones, increasingbreakthrough opportunities. While, considering that every stage of design is a prototype from astoried drawing to in-market solutions; iteration empowers the application of new thinking toseemingly stale issues. The keys to scaling design thinking to complex problems and complexteams involve aligning on a common understanding of the most important and most impactful useroutcomes to achieve (called Hills); and bringing the team and stakeholders into a loop of restlessreinvention where they reflect on work in a

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

fundamentals portion of the class, which occurs threes time per week and isled by a faculty member, students are introduced to engineering problem solving; get exposed toengineering ethics; and learn how to use computer software for word processing, spreadsheets,and programming in C/C++ and MATLAB. In the laboratory portion of the class, which occursonce per week and is led by a graduate teaching associate (GTA), students conduct bench-topexperiments to investigate fundamental engineering concepts, with a variety of experiences tointroduce elements of each of the engineering disciplines in which a student could choose tomajor. Lab reports or lab memos are assigned most weeks to develop technical writtencommunication skills. Several of the lab reports

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Jacob T Allenstein, Ohio State University; Robert B. Rhoads, Ohio State University; Clifford A Whitfield, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

: ABET Criteria 3 (a-k) Outcome ABET Criteria 3 a an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and b interpret data an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs c within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability d an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams e an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f an understanding of

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Promiti Dutta, Columbia University; Alexander Haubold, Columbia University

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First-Year Programs

contemporary issues. • An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. • An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. • An ability to communicate effectively. • The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context. • This course provides students with the necessary tools (mathematics, chemistry, physics, Page 12.623.11 Earth sciences, and engineering science) to understand and implement the underlying principles used in the engineering of processes and systems. • This course prepares students for

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University

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First-Year Programs

material, test-taking skills, and college survival skills. • Professional Success – career planning and effective presentations. • Engineering Information – career and advisement information and research presentations/laboratory tours. • Engineering Design and Problem Solving – creativity, effective teams, brainstorming, process design, and product design. • Societal Issues of Engineers – ethics, diversity/international issues, environmental issues/sustainability, medicine and bioengineering. • Personal Development – stress management and other wellness issues.This course is a particularly good class to do problem-based, cooperative activitiesbecause it addresses the goal of giving students engineering